Chapter 6 - Fabric Painting

Question 1

What is Fabric Painting?

Answer 1

Fabric painting simply refers to any painting done on a fabric. Today, people use fabric painting techniques to paint apparel such as t–shirts and jeans as well has home furnishings. However, these techniques have been around for thousands of years in Asia.

Question 2

What paint is used for fabric painting?

Answer 2

Acrylic Polymer
Fabric paint, which is also known as textile paint, is most
commonly made from an acrylic polymer. This acrylic, which is bonded with a color and then emulsified, makes the paint durable against routine use, multiple washes, and sunlight.

Question 3

Techniques of Fabric Painting

Answer 3

There are many different kinds of fabric paint and even more ways to use them.
As well as traditional fabric paints that you apply with a brush, you can find paints designed to be squeezed onto fabric and fabric spray paints.
 You can use a brush to create your designs or apply paint with sponges, stamps and rollers.
 Resist techniques, such as batik and techniques using sunlight or heat, offer even more options.
 Freehand painting
 Dot Print Painting
 Block fabric painting is one of the oldest and most popular techniques of fabric painting. It has been used since ages and earlier vegetables were used to make designs on the fabric. Now wooden blocks are carved with the desired patterns and are printed on the fabric. Following steps are followed for block painting
 Salt technique: will create starburst effects onto your fabric, but be sure to use large crystals. Although table salt can be good to lock in dye and paint into fabric, crystal salt will be needed to create larger effects.Simply paint your design or area of colour, when the paint is still wet, sprinkle salt over the design and leave it overnight to dry. Once dry, shake off the excess salt and you will have an interesting effect where the salt has left the fabric, leaving the fabric colour exposed against the paint.
 Spray Fabric Paint
Spray fabric paint is specially formulated paint sold in an aerosol spray. You can use it to paint large areas of fabric evenly. It is good for some kinds of resist painting and for stencils.
Sponges and Stamps
Sponges let you paint fabric in large, broad strokes. You can find sponge brushes that have wedge-shaped heads, giving you more control. Natural sponges make interesting patterns when used with fabric paint. You can make stamps from thick high-density foam rubber. Another traditional way to apply fabric paint is to use a stamp carved from half a raw potato; this is called potato printing. It is a good choice for simple designs and a fun technique for children.